Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8473, Ebenezer Fisher, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Fisher, Ebenezer
S. 8473
CONTENTS
carded

Rev War
8473
INVALID.
am
File No. 8473
Ebenezer Fisher
Rev War
Act: June 7 th '32
Index:—Vol. 10 , Page 125
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Virginia 1910
Ebenezer Fisher
of Harrison in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Comp: commanded by Captain Priggs of the Regt commanded by Reid in the Mapt line for 20 months from 1775
Dead
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 56 - Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of April 1832 - and sent to Nathan wife, Clarkstown Va
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  84.99    Pensionant. allowance ending 4 th March 1833.  28.33     113.32  
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clk Book D Vol. 7- Page 97-
Duplicate issued June 19 - '33. see affidavit enclosed in 1909 Peter Knight v. c.
File: Reg. 12 March 1835

State of Virginia Harrison County
On this 28 th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court of Harrison County, now sitting Ebenezer Fisher a resident in the County of Harrison and State of Virginia, aged seventy seven years, who being just duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with Captain William Briggs (I don't recollect the N o of Regiment, or Line) under the following named officers, Capt William Brigs, Lieut. Beck in the Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Reed, at the time he entered the service he resided in the State of Massachusetts Norfolk County and that he enlisted for eight months and continued in service during that period and immediately after his enlistment he was marched to Roxbury near Boston, and was continued at that Station during the said eight months - he then received a discharge which he has lost - he in a short time afterwards volunteered under Captain Southard, and went into immediate service under said Southard in a

regiment Commanded by Col Robinson that he was in the engagements at and near Boston which lasted six days at the time Genl Gage was driven out of Boston he at this time was in Service two months. he again received a discharge which is lost - he then returned home to Norfolk County State of Massachusetts. Where he was born on the 31 st day of January in the year 1754 and in June or July 1777 he again enlisted under Capt James Endecott and went into Service under the same Capt in a Regiment Commanded by Col Wheelock was marched to Concord where Genl Gates was in Command he continued in Service five months the time for which he enlisted, when he again received a discharge which he has also lost - he again returned home, where he remained three years when he again enlisted and left Thompson - and went into the Service under 3rd Capt Thompson attached to a Regiment Com- =manded by Col Shayne and marched under the same officers to Rhode Island

(The name of Station not recollected) where he was kept for about two months. he then was marched to Dorney-hill in same State. where he served out his time of service, which was five months. he again was discharged, and never more went into the army — That his whole time of service amounted to twenty months. he again returned home, where he remained till the year — he then moved to the State of Maine, then to Bucksportshire, then the State of Ohio, then to Virginia Harrison County where he has remained ever since that he has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person, who can testify to his service as it is upwards of forty years since he left Massachusetts, or has seen any one who served with him (he is not certain as to the correctness of the above dates) He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity whatever except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Ebenezer his Fisher mark

No 4. 521 from 1775. p.m. 20 m. ts. $56.66.  The John Davis clergyman and Stephen Dix Esq — residing in the County of Harrison & hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Fisher who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to, be a man of truth  and that and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid. John Davis Stephen Dix  and that the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Davis of Harrison County who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman in said County, — and that Stephen Dix who has also signed the same is a resident of said County of Harrison and that they are both creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I David Davison Clerk of the county court of Harrison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Fisher for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24 th day of August 1832 D. Davison C.H.P.